In Spite of Prison
Vol. 132 No. 6
How does a former gang-banging, gun-toting Latino serving a thirty-year prison sentence, the product of an elderly uneducated immigrant father and a drug-addicted mother,...
Sentencing
California Judge Recalled for Sentence in Sexual Assault Case
Vol. 132 No. 4
Judges inhabit what is often considered the most independent branch of government. Unlike officials of other branches, who are democratically accountable, judges are thought...
The Effects of Holistic Defense on Criminal Justice Outcomes
Vol. 132 No. 3
Debates over mass incarceration emphasize policing, bail, and sentencing reform, but give little attention to indigent defense. This omission seems surprising, given that interactions...
United States v. Walker
District Court Denies Plea Bargain Due to the Public Interest in Understanding the Opioid Epidemic.
Vol. 131 No. 7
Vague Criminality and Mass Incarceration: Will Dimaya End the Insanity?
Today, the Supreme Court decided Sessions v. Dimaya and struck down the federal definition of “crime of violence” as unconstitutionally vague. The statute, section...
United States v. Slatten
D.C. Circuit Holds It Cruel and Unusual to Impose Mandatory Thirty-Year Sentence on Military Contractors for Gun Charge.
Vol. 131 No. 5
Lucero v. People
Colorado Supreme Court Holds that Aggregate Term-of-Years Sentences Can Never Implicate Eighth Amendment Restrictions on Juvenile Life Without Parole.
Vol. 131 No. 4
United States v. McArthur
Eighth Circuit Holds that Generic Burglary Requires Intent at First Moment of Trespass.
Vol. 131 No. 2
Beckles v. United States
Vol. 131 No. 1
The vagueness doctrine takes at least two forms: one based in the Due Process Clause and one based in the Eighth Amendment. Under the...
State v. Gonzales (Gonzales II)
Supreme Court of Ohio Holds Cocaine Possession Penalties Determined by Total Drug Weight.
Vol. 130 No. 8